This Project consists of adoption of Regional Water Board Order No. R1-2016-0004, Water Discharge Requirements (Order) by the, North Coast Region (Regional Water Board) that, if adopted, would establish water quality requirements for nonpoint source waste discharges and other controllable factors related to timber harvesting and associated activities conducted by Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC (HRC), a timberland management company, in the Upper Elk River (UER) watershed, Humboldt county, CA.